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shut in(verb, expression, check, reduce)
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subdue(verb, hold, restrain, crush)
2
tame(verb, stop, hold, reduce)
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abstain(verb, keep, restrain, suppress)
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administer(verb, run, maintain, direct)
1
advocate(verb, run, maintain, direct)
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arrest(verb, stop, hold, reduce)
1
baffle(verb, stop, hold, reduce)
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bind(verb, hold, make, close)
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boss(verb, run, maintain, direct)
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bottleneck(verb, stop, hold, reduce)
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bound(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
1
box in(verb, expression, check, restrain)
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box up(verb, expression, hold, check)
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brake(verb, restraint)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, check)
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call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, run)
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call upon(verb, expression, run, maintain)
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captain(verb, run, maintain, direct)
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care for(verb, expression, run, maintain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hold down thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold down thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_down/thesaurus/synonyms>